Amoshe Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Amoshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Amoshe (10) may also be a first name.
Amoshe Demographics
Amoshe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amoshe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amoshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amoshe (Arabic: عموشي) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amoshe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,511,557th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Amoshe is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amoshe live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Amoshe is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent live, Kakamega County, where 5 percent live and Nairobi County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Amoshe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amoshe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amoshe in the Arabic language | ||
| عموشي | mwshy | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amoshe
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